Bill Irwin
Acting • Born 1950-04-11
Biography
William Mills Irwin (born April 11, 1950) is an American actor, choreographer, clown, and comedian. He began as a vaudeville-style stage performer and has been noted for his contribution to the renaissance of the American circus during the 1970s. He has made several appearances on film and television. He won a for his role in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? He also worked as a choreographer on Broadway. He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Choreography in 1989 for Largely New York. He is also known as Mr. Noodle on the Sesame Street segment Elmo's World, and he appeared in the Sesame Street film short Does Air Move Things? He has regularly appeared as Dr. Peter Lindstrom on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and had a recurring role as "The Dick & Jane Killer" on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. From 2017 to 2019, he appeared as Cary Loudermilk on the FX television series Legion. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Irwin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
98 credits
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
Movie • 1991
Reader
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?
Movie • 2007
Mr. Noodle
Popeye
Movie • 1980
Ham Gravy
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Movie • 2000
Lou Lou Who
Just the Ticket
Movie • 1998
Ray Charles
Hot Shots!
Movie • 1991
Buzz Harley
Igby Goes Down
Movie • 2002
Lt. Smith
Lady in the Water
Movie • 2006
Mr. Leeds
Rustin
Movie • 2023
A. J. Muste
Eight Men Out
Movie • 1988
Eddie Collins
Stepping Out
Movie • 1991
Geoffrey
A New Life
Movie • 1988
Eric
Rachel Getting Married
Movie • 2008
Paul Buchman
My Blue Heaven
Movie • 1990
Kirby
Endgame
Movie • 2023
Clov
Scenes from a Mall
Movie • 1991
Mime
Higher Ground
Movie • 2011
Pastor Bud
Spoiler Alert
Movie • 2022
Bob
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
Movie • 2003
Self
Illuminata
Movie • 1998
Marco
Never Stand Still
Movie • 2012
Himself
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
Movie • 1992
Self
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
Movie • 2010
Mr. Noodle (uncredited) (archive footage)
Silent Tongue
Movie • 1993
Comic
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Families, Mail & Bath Time!
Movie • 2004
Mr. Noodle
Interstellar
Movie • 2014
TARS (voice)
Subway Stories
Movie • 1997
Bill Irwin (segment "Subway Car from Hell")
Niagara: A History of the Falls
Movie • 1999
Self - Historian
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
Movie • 2015
Mr. Noodle
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Reach for the Sky!
Movie • 2006
Mr Noodle
High Tide
Movie • 2024
Scott
The Laramie Project
Movie • 2002
Harry Woods
Raving
Movie • 2007
Dito
Waiting for Godot in San Quentin
Movie • 1998
Himself
Confirmation
Movie • 2016
Senator Jack Danforth
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Movie • 1999
Tom Snout
4th Dementia
Movie • 2024
Lou
Ricki and the Flash
Movie • 2015
Single Dad
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Penguins and Friends
Movie • 2011
Voice
The Regard of Flight
Movie • 1983
Across the Universe
Movie • 2007
Uncle Teddy
Show Boat
Movie • 2015
Cap'n Andy Hawks
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Movie • 1993
Unnamed Brother #1
The Great Buster: A Celebration
Movie • 2018
Self
Goldstar, Ohio
Movie • 2010
Chief Jeff 'Goob' Garver
Old Hats
Movie • 2016
Identity Theft
Movie • 2015
Mark
It Takes a Lunatic
Movie • 2019
Self
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Movie • 2019
Mr. Noodle
Circus Kid
Movie • 2016
Himself
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Movie • 1990
Self
Irresistible
Movie • 2020
Elton Chambers
The Manchurian Candidate
Movie • 2004
Scoutmaster
Mudflat
Movie • 1980
Lust Life Love
Movie • 2021
Richard
The Last Mile
Movie • 1992
The Maestro
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West!
Movie • 2001
Mr. Noodle
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wake Up with Elmo!
Movie • 2002
Mr. Noodle
Bette Midler's Mondo Beyondo
Movie • 1988
Self
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
All That She Wants
Movie
American Clown
Movie • 2025
Self
This Ordinary Thing
Movie • 2025
Self (voice)
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Movie • 1993
Self (segment "New Way to Walk")
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
Movie • 2012
Mr. Noodle
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
Movie • 2009
Mr. Noodle
The Odyssey
Movie • 2026
Sesame Street: Elmo's World
Movie • 2000
Mr. Noodle
Dark Matter
Movie • 2008
Hal Silver
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Nate Haskell
The Cosby Show
TV • 1984
Eddie Bartholomew
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
TV • 1993
The Broker
The Andy Warhol Diaries
TV • 2022
Andy Warhol
Monday Mornings
TV • 2013
Dr. Buck Tierney
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Special Guest
Blue Bloods
TV • 2010
Cardinal Brennan
Elementary
TV • 2012
Richard Balsille
Sleepy Hollow
TV • 2013
Atticus Nevins
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Dr. Peter Lindstrom
South of Hell
TV • 2015
Enos Abascal
New Amsterdam
TV • 2018
Calvin Bennett
Legion
TV • 2017
Cary Loudermilk
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Ellison Conway
Quarry
TV • 2016
Harlowe
Lights Out
TV • 2011
Hal Brennan
This Is Us
TV • 2016
ER Doctor
This Is Us
TV • 2016
Dr. Spencer
The Dropout
TV • 2022
Channing Robertson
The Gilded Age
TV • 2022
Cornelius Eckhard
Life on Mars
TV • 2008
Dr. Schwahn
3rd Rock from the Sun
TV • 1996
Pickles
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV • 2001
Nate Royce
Star Trek: Discovery
TV • 2017
Su'Kal
The Good Wife
TV • 2009
Fred Medkiff
Northern Exposure
TV • 1990
Enrico Bellati
Julie's Greenroom
TV • 2017
The Beast in Me
TV • 2025
James Ingram
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
The Dancing Man (uncredited)